Sizzano Nebbiolo Vespolina

Such a great value. Youthful nose has beautifully pure ripe cherry (fresh and dried) along with lots of wafty crushed stony gravel scents and a lightly feral note of fur. In the mouth the cherry fruit is intense and accompanied by lots of high-toned stony mineral savoriness, but it is very light on its feet. Ends on a pleasantly and slightly bitter cherry note. Tannins are abundant but very soft. Acids are goods but not so much as to lean-out the fruit.

This is a very pretty wine. High-toned nose features rose petals, dried bright cherry, crushed rock dust, spice, mahogany. Lots of flavor in a light-footed package for a mostly Nebbiolo-based wine. Imagine a savory-side take on cherry, with nice transparency as northern Piemonte Nebs can show. Very nice acidity and a delicate framework of tannins. Fantastic value.

Lighter neb, cherries and violets, really enjoyable. Reminds me of some of the wines in the old days when they called it spanna. I really like the more northern Nebbiolo wines better than the regions further south